Project Associate- Energy & Sustainability

NewCold; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 450,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

NewCold Bharat Reefer Private Limited invites applications for a Project Associate – Energy & Sustainability to support global energy initiatives. This role emphasizes coordinating with contractors, vendors, and internal teams to advance clean energy projects and drive capital expenditure processes.

You will work closely with the Global Project Manager - Sustainability to ensure alignment with strategic objectives, manage schedules, budgets, and deliverables, and maintain project documentation

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in project management, engineering, renewable energy, or related field.
• 1–3 years of experience in energy, infrastructure, industrial, construction, automation, sustainability, or capital projects.
• Knowledge of project management software like MS Project, Jira, etc. is preferred.
• Strong understanding of project management principles including planning, scheduling, risk management, and controls.
• Experience coordinating with contractors, vendors, and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Support planning, coordination, and execution of global Energy & Sustainability projects, aligning with scope, schedules, budgets, and objectives.
• Assist in managing project lifecycles from concept to close-out.
• Develop and maintain project schedules, trackers, and status reports for monitoring and control.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders, site teams, contractors, consultants, vendors, and suppliers to ensure timely execution.
• Organize project meetings, prepare agendas and minutes, track actions, and follow up with stakeholders.
• Support governance activities including risk management, issue tracking, change management, document control, and compliance with PM processes.
• Assist in preparing business cases, CAPEX requests, technical evaluations, and management reports.
• Support contractor and vendor selection, including evaluations, bid reviews, and performance monitoring.
• Monitor budgets, commitments, invoices, and expenditure against plans.
• Collaborate with engineering, operations, procurement, finance, sustainability, and external partners to deliver objectives.
• Support implementation of renewable energy, energy efficiency, automation, and sustainability projects globally.
• Prepare dashboards, progress updates, KPI reports, and executive summaries for reviews.
• Identify risks, dependencies, and improvement opportunities; help develop mitigation plans.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of PM practices, tools, templates, and reporting.

Skills

Project coordination

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Attention to detail

Excellent communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Renewable Energy, or Project Management

Tools

MS Project

Jira

PVsyst

Helioscope

AutoCAD

Job description

Job Title: Project Associate-Energy & Sustainability

Location: Bangalore (Work from Office – 5 days a week)

Experience: 1-2 Years

NEWCOLD BHARAT REEFER PRIVATE LIMITED has been recognized as a winner of The Hindu Best Places to Work Awards 2026, powered by WorkL.

ABOUT NEWCOLD

NewCold is a service provider in cold chain logistics with a focus on development and operation of large, highly automated cold stores. NewCold strives to be crucial in the cold chain of leading food companies, by offering advanced logistic services worldwide. NewCold is one of the fastest growing companies (over 3,000 employees) in the cold chain logistics and they are expanding teams to support this growth. They use the latest technology that empowers people, to handle food responsibly and guarantee food safety in a sustainable way. They challenge the industry, believe in long-term partnerships, and deliver solid investment opportunities that enable next generation logistic solutions. NewCold has leading market in-house expertise in designing, engineering, developing and operating state-of-the-art automated cold stores: a result of successful development and operation of over 25 automated warehouses across three continents. With the prospect of many new construction projects around the world in the very near future, this vacancy offers an interesting opportunity to join an internationally growing and ambitious organization.

Role Purpose:

As a Project Associate – Energy Projects at NewCold, you will support the Energy & Sustainability team in advancing global energy initiatives. Your role will involve assisting in the development and implementation of clean energy projects, coordinating with contractors and vendors, and contributing to the preparation of business cases and capital expenditure requests. You will work closely with the Global Project Manager -Sustainability and other team members to ensure projects align with strategic objectives and are executed efficiently.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the planning, coordination, and execution of global Energy & Sustainability projects, ensuring alignment with project scope, schedules, budgets, and business objectives.
• Assist Project Managers in managing project lifecycles from concept development through execution, commissioning, and project close-out.
• Develop and maintain project schedules, trackers, action registers, project documentation, and status reports to ensure effective project monitoring and control.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders, site teams, contractors, consultants, vendors, and suppliers to facilitate timely execution of project activities and resolution of project issues.
• Organize project meetings, prepare agendas and meeting minutes, track action items, and follow up with stakeholders to ensure agreed deliverables are completed on time.
• Support project governance activities including risk management, issue tracking, change management, document control, and compliance with internal project management processes.
• Assist in the preparation of business cases, capital expenditure requests, technical evaluations, project presentations, and management reports to support project decision-making and approvals.
• Support contractor and vendor selection activities, including technical and commercial evaluations, proposal reviews, bid comparisons, and performance monitoring.
• Monitor project budgets, commitments, invoices, and expenditure against approved plans, highlighting variances and supporting financial tracking activities.
• Collaborate with engineering, operations, procurement, finance, sustainability, and external partners to ensure project objectives are effectively delivered.
• Support the implementation of renewable energy, energy efficiency, automation, and sustainability-related projects across NewCold's global operations.
• Prepare project dashboards, progress updates, KPI reports, and executive summaries for management reviews and governance forums.
• Assist in identifying project risks, dependencies, and improvement opportunities, and support the development of mitigation and corrective action plans.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of project management practices, tools, templates, and reporting standards within the Energy & Sustainability function.
• Remain informed of emerging technologies, industry developments, and best practices in engineering, project management, renewable energy, and sustainability

Job Requirements:

Education Requirement:

• A bachelor’s degree in project management, Engineering, Renewable Energy, or a related field.
• 1-3 years of experience with energy, infrastructure, industrial, construction, automation, sustainability, or capital projects is required
• Knowledge of Project Management software like MS Project, Jira etc. is preferred.
• Strong understanding of project management principles, including project planning, scheduling, stakeholder management, risk management, and project controls.
• Experience working with contractors, vendors, consultants, and cross-functional teams to support successful project delivery.
• Ability to track project schedules, budgets, action items, risks, and deliverables while maintaining high attention to detail.
• Exposure to concepts of business sustainability and knowledge of energy systems, carbon accounting etc will be preferred.
• Familiarity with PVsyst, Helioscope, AutoCAD, or similar engineering tools would be an advantage
• Excellent communication skills, capable of summarizing project complexity to senior management.

Why Work for NewCold?

NewCold is a key global player in advanced cold chain logistics, known for designing and operating fully automated, high-tech warehouses that transform how food supply chain functions. Our key achievement lies in integrating automation, proprietary technology, and sustainability into a single operating model. We have also established Newcold as an innovation leader by leveraging AI, robotics, and data-driven systems to deliver end‑to‑end supply chain visibility and efficiency. Sustainability is embedded into our core strategy, with engagement of renewable energy, automation, and next-generation logistics solutions to build more resilient and responsible value chains. We have the ambition and potential to become the global market leader in modern and automated temperature-controlled logistics. Although our proposition includes an attractive benefit and compensation package, the international scope and impact of the position may appeal to you even more.

Note: Candidates residing in nearby locations viz; Thanisandra, Hebbal, Yelahanka, Nagawara, Sahakar Nagar, Manyata Tech Park, Hegde Nagar or Jakkur will be preferred.